It’s a unique approach to a bike helmet; take the shell, and put a custom cover (big hat) over it.  The idea is that it won’t look like you’re wearing a giant foam shell on your noggin’.  Instead, it will look like you’re wearing a giant hat.
Yakkay, a Danish company, has devised this system.  They take a solid looking helmet, with stylish stainless steel buckles, and offer a variety of hat-like covers to put over it.  They currently offer four different covers (maybe a sombrero would be a good option…).
The …

Atmos, from Giro, is the high style for the elite, looks great, and is priced accordingly. It’s a helmet that surprisingly doesn’t look dorky, or like an eggshell is sitting atop your head. You can find a 2008 Giro Atmos for around $170 if you look around, but they can hit about $200 as well.
The Atmos is built with their “In-mold microshell” construction technology with wind tunnel ventilation (26 total vents), and a composite subframe. The fit system is using Giro’s ROC LOC 4 setup which consists …

I think we can all agree that our brain is the most important part of cycling. It tells us which direction to go. It keeps us balanced while we ride. It lets us know when to speed up and slow down. Selecting the right helmet is therefore the most important decision you can make in order to keep you riding (it’s nice not getting a cracked skull).
There are some helmets that are better than others. The Giro helmets are known to be great helmets, and …

Featured in June’s Consumer Reports Bike feature is a disturbing article on Trek helmets. According to the article, the Trek Anthem C Elite and Anthem C Elite WSD, failed to meet the federal government’s standard for impact absorption. Those results were confirmed by follow-up tests at an outside laboratory.
Three days after Consumer Reports contacted the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Trek released a public recall of these helmets. If you have one of these helmets, you can call Trek directly at 800-373-4594. Though a few helmets failed …